At last, co-op tank action for the masses

Two years ago, Rebellion revived the classic tank shooter Battlezone as a cooperative virtual reality game. While our own Nick Puleo considered it a quality (if overpriced) co-op game, players without VR headsets always had to sit things out. Now Battlezone: Gold Edition has arrived on console and PC without the need for VR, and we’ve got full co-op impressions to go with it.

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Donkey Kong has been slated to participate in Mario and Rabbids Kingdom Battle for quite some time now, but the details of when it would happen and exactly what that entails were unclear. Thanks to a recent Ubisoft announcement, we now know that the "Donkey Kong Adventure" DLC is due out sometime in June, as well as a few other things.

For this week's "Let's Play Co-Op" stream (every Monday night at 10:00 pm EDT), Nick, Mike, Locke, and Jason hopped into Eden Rising: Supremacy, which hit Early Access last week. This third-person exploration/tower-defense title definitely has potential, and it has a very solid co-op experience at its core.

Ah, Happy Dungeons. You're free. You're a dungeon crawler. You've been pumping out content at a regular clip since 2016. Most importantly, you have online and local co-op for up to four players. What's not to love?

I don't think it would be a proper summer without some alien menace threatening Earth. Holospark's Earthfall will see a full release on July 13 so you and your buddies can team up to fortify and defend against the extra-terrestrial menace.

Ubisoft and Red Storm Entertainment's Star Trek: Bridge Crew is getting its first bit of DLC today on the PlayStation 4 with some content that will undoubtedly make some Star Trek fans happy. With the "Next Generation DLC," you and your buddies can step onto the bridge of Picard's NCC-1701D Enterprise and take on one of the universe's biggest threats: the Borg.

X-Morph: Defense has been out since August of 2017 but that hasn’t stopped the steady flow of DLC and additions that developer EXOR Studios has brought to the party. In the latest update, the free survival DLC is getting enhanced with 10 new maps and randomized gameplay. This update is set for release across all platforms, so whether you are on PC, PS4 or Xbox One you will be able to continue taking over new maps across the earth.

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As the May 22nd release for State of Decay 2crawls closer (tomorrow), Undead Labs has given us a steady flow of developer logs and streams. That trend continues with two wonderful live action trailers.

Two years ago, Rebellion revived the classic tank shooter Battlezone as a cooperative virtual reality game. While our own Nick Puleo considered it a quality (if overpriced) co-op game, players without VR headsets always had to sit things out. Now Battlezone: Gold Edition has arrived on console and PC without the need for VR, and we’ve got full co-op impressions to go with it.

Happy Wars on Xbox One has received an update! But not just any old update; it’s completely co-op focused! The additions, according to the Happy Wars blog bring new bosses to the co-op mode specifically. These bosses are found in-game through a variety of ways, so players are encouraged to experiment. You can download this update now on the Xbox One version of Happy Wars.

343 Industries revealed the next Halo game yesterday, and it's not headed to any console in your home. Halo: Fireteam Raven is an arcade game that boasts a rather impressive 11 foot cubed cabinet that houses four mounted "machine guns" and two 130-inch, 4k screen TVs. It's an all encompassing Halo experience, man!

The attention of the Co-Opticrew is devoted to titles both new and old this weekend. The first of these is open world, third person, centered on base defense, and (somehow) not State of Decay 2. The second is a loot shooter whose fanbase can't seem to determine whether or not they actually like it. Why don't you take a gander at the list below and see if you can suss out which is which?

Dragon's Crown Pro dropped onto the PlayStation 4 this week, and if you're wondering if it's any good, then I recommend checking out our Co-Op Review of the original when it hit the PS3 oh so many years ago. The only real difference between the two versions is the updated/improved graphics, which look even better now. If you're still wondering whether the game is any good, then let me tell you a tale of two young lovers...

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Yesterday, Activision and Treyarch revealed the next installment in the Call of Duty series, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and things are a bit different this time. It was rumored the title wouldn't have any campaign and would be multiplayer only, which was confirmed by the announcement yesterday and further explained by the developer in an interview with Polygon. The good news is that the game will launch with a Zombies mode and it sounds like it may be a little bit "richer" in its offerings than in year's past.

Of all the games in need of a "free weekend", I wouldn't necessarily place Rainbow 6 Siege near the top of the list. In fact, it's done quite well for itself in the two and a half years since its original release. Having carved out its own healthy community, the game has chugged along, planning out and then delivering on its post-launch content year after year.

The latest expansion for Destiny 2 dropped last week, and as was the case with the "Curse of Osiris" expansion from last December, "Warmind" adds a new planet, a new NPC, some new gear, and a handful of campaign missions. It also brings with it, unfortunately, a long grind.

If there's one thing I've learned about vikings through years of pop culture osmosis, it's their dearly held belief that any obstacle can be overcome by beating the ever-loving tar out of it. Economic issues? Beat the tar out of it. Labor struggles? Beat the tar out of it. Encroaching neighbors? You get the picture.

Fans of the site may recall the handful of times we've dipped into a couple of Ironward's Solstice Chronicles titles; notably The Red Solstice and Solstice Chronicles: Missing in Action. The former is an action/RTS title that allows up to eight players to team up and fight off a horde of monsters, while the latter is more action-oriented top-down shooter with two player couch co-op. It also recently received a big update that fixes a number of issues and makes some pretty big changes.

While many Monster Hunter fans were disappointed that Capcom wouldn't be bringing Monster Hunter: World to the Nintendo Switch, last Thursday, the developer posted an announcement video on their YouTube channel for a Switch-exclusive Monster Hunter title. Don't get too excited, though, this isn't exactly an all new game. In Japan, the expanded version of Monster Hunter Generations is known as Monster Hunter XX, and Capcom is bringing that game to the Switch as Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate.

Fans of SNK and Neo Geo will have two ways to enjoy some classic co-op titles this year. In November, SNK and Digital Eclipse (Mega Man Legacy Collections and The Disney Afternoon Collection) are teaming up to put out the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection this November on the Nintendo Switch. This will include a selection of classic 40 SNK games that were released in the arcade and/or home consoles. In addition to that, SNK just recently announced they'll also be releasing a Neo Geo Mini, which will also include 40 games.

The sun is out and summer is looming. This month for MMO Co-Opportunities, we have details for Cloudrest (the 12-person trial in ESO’s upcoming expansion), an overhaul to Guild Wars 2’s underwater combat system, and a release date schedule for Black Desert Mobile.
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In a recent video from publisher Rising Star Games, Trailblazers, the multi-platform racing title, shows off some of the things that make it unique; most notably the paint and race features that add a new element to racing as well as the co-op. While the track painting has been featured before, being able to see it paired with the couch co-op makes it incredibly exciting for us here at Co-Optimus.

Good afternoon, all. Summer, and the suppressing, all-consuming heat it brings with it, is finally upon us. In order to beat the heat, a few of the Co-Opticrew have found a simple solution - just straight up leave the planet. With the new Destiny 2 expansion out, there's a whole new set of loot out there to toil away for, and toil we will. At least it'll be in the cool comfort of our own houses.

The latest iteration of Sid Meier's global strategy game received a relatively positive reception back when it launched in the fall of 2016, but it was still plagued by deficiencies in the series' oft-criticized AI opponents. Over time, though, the Civilization VI developers have worked to alleviate these issues, currently culminating in the game's "Spring 2018 Update", out today.

In a move that proves developer Overkill lives up to their name, Payday 2 received MORE content as part of the recent “Spring Break” event (why they didn’t title it ‘Spring Break-In’ is beyond me). In the Henry’s Rock Heist, players will be able to break into a giant storage facility and steal some giant gold boxes. It seems right that the heist is named after Mr. Jones (his name is actually Henry, Indiana was the dog) but, unfortunately, this event appears to only be available on PC.